Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become a critical business enabler in today’s enterprises. It enables greater efficiency, a more agile workforce and the ability to do business regardless of geographic boundaries. The term ICT refers...

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, and SAP AG today announced an expansion of their worldwide alliance by signing a global original equipment manufacturer (global OEM) agreement that introduces plans to include SAP...

Many businesses think that the only way they can increase their revenue is by recruiting new customers. CEOs are under the mistaken belief that they need to shell out on a massive, slick advertising campaign in order to accomplish that. “Companies that...

New innovations at both a customer-facing and a back-office level can ensure the contact centre is able to turn customer relationships into valuable corporate assets In increasingly commoditised markets, the most important way for an organisation to...

Liquid Telecom today announced that it has been shortlisted in the Pushing The Limits Fixed category at The 2014 Telecoms.com Industry Awards for building Africa’s largest single fibre network. This is Liquid Telecom’s first industry accolade in 2014 and...

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd. today announced the launch of its new Pre-paid service in EMENA (Europe, Middle East and North Africa). For the first time, consumers and commercial users can now benefit from the world’s most modern satellite...

In Africa, increased access to the internet has led to a rise in the number of websites being developed for businesses, NGOs, government departments and the like. However there has been a corresponding rise in the rate of Cyber-crime in Africa. Instead of...

Telkom South Africa has confirmed that the confidential disciplinary hearing involving the Company’s CFO, Mr Jacques Schindehütte, on a matter of personal misconduct is scheduled to commence in Johannesburg today. This disciplinary hearing is the...

Allied Electronics Corporation Limited (Altron) subsidiary, Altech, will dispose of its 8.6% stake in Liquid Telecommunications Holdings Limited (Liquid). Altech acquired the 8.6% stake as part of the disposal of its East African operations to Liquid in...

Leading value-added distributor, Westcon-Comztek has placed further importance on establishing fruitful and profitable vendor and reseller partnerships by way of its appointment of Mandre Stander as Samsung channel manager. Reporting to Heinz Stephan,...

Most companies see the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend, where employees use their personal mobile devices for work purposes, as a growing threat to business. Yet, the percentage of companies taking measures to minimise this threat is relatively small,...

January 13, 2014 •
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Worldwide PC shipments totalled 82.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013, a 6.9 per cent decline from the fourth quarter of 2012, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. This is the seventh consecutive quarter of shipment decline....

The Mark Validation System (MVS) of the ZA Central Registry (ZACR) was the subject of a great deal of interest from African, Middle Eastern and South Asian trade marks and intellectual property law firms who were participating in the recent Dubai gathering of...

Smartphones launched in 2013 consumed more than seven times the data of one launched in 2009 and 40 percent more data than 2012 models, according to Actix’s latest research on global mobile users. Apple handsets dominate data use with almost twice the data...

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. today announced that cumulative sales of the PlayStation 4 (PS4) have reached 4.2 million as of December 28, 2013, demonstrating the explosive growth of the PS4 platform. “The momentum of the PS4 system keeps getting...

Telecommunication authorities in Rwanda are confident of the country’s ability to meet the new deadline for migration from analogue to digital broadcasting. Media reports claim that more people have invested in the required Set-Top Boxes (STBs) as...